Bridle



(No Model.)

L. S. LONGOOR.

BRIDLE.

No. 303,869. Patent-ed Aug. 19, 1884.

W ITNESEESI INVENTOR UNITED STATES PATENT Ei ieE.

LEONARD S. LONGGOR, OF BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS.

BRIDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 303,869, dated August19, 1884.

Application filed March 25, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LEONARD S. LONGGOR, 'ol"Belvidere, in the county of Boone and State of Illinois, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Bridles, which improvement is fullysctforth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bridle, showing my improvedslide. Fig. 2 is a perspcctive view oi'a flexible bit, showing method ofattaching the face-straps. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective View of theeyelet.

Heretoi'ore the face-straps inbridles have been made with a leatherslide or loop to be moved down or up for the purpose of regulating thetension or pressure of the sliding bars or rings of the bridle-bits uponthe jaws of the horse. The objection to the use of the leather loop orslide is in its lack of durability, as the strain to which it issubjected necessitates its frequent repairing, and also that the saidslide is inclined to work or move upward on the straps. Vixen it issecured permanently to the straps it is incapable of adjusting for usein controlling different horses or for the varying dispositions of thesame animal.

The object of my invention is to obviate these objections by applyingthe metal slide to the branches ofany ot'the known forms of face. strapsin a bridle when said branches are attached in any suitable manner tothe sliding bars, rings, or check-rings of a bit.

In the drawings, A is a bit of ordinary construction, having attachedthereto the cheekpiece 13 and crown-piece C of ordinary construction,and secured thereto in the usual manner. The face-strap D is secured tothe crown-piece in any suitable manner, and extends down in front, whereit divides, and the ends thus formed are placed on the bit. The openingsin the lower ends of the straps are provided with eyelets E placedtherein, which are of a size suiiiciently large to slide on the bit. Iprefer that the eyelets be supplied to the bit before the central jointor joints are linked together. The face-straps maybe applied [0 theeyelets afterward by slitting the apertures of the straps upwardsomewhat. F represents the gag-runner attached above the rosette to thecrown-piece, and through which the rein passes. The check-rein G,attached to the bit and extending through the gag-runner to thewater-hook, is of the ordinary construction. A slide, H, consisting of aframe, I, and a transverse bar, J is placed on the face-strap D andarranged to be moved upward and downward, as desired. W hen a slide ofthis kind is used in connection with .the eyelets and the style of thebits shown, the lower the slide is placed the more eii'ective itbecomes, and, conversely, thehigher it is placed the less its action.The use of the former nose-band is dispensed with as interfering withthe respiration of the animal, and also as disfiguring in appearancewhen facestraps of this kind are used.

lVhat I claim is 1. The combination, with the slide, of the facestrapextending from the bit in separate parts up the face to a point abovethe slide, and then in a single strap attached to the crownpiece abovethe rosette, the whole combined and arranged substantial] as herein setforth.

2. The combination of the lace-strap, its upper end attached to thecrown-piece, its lower end in two parts, each having eyelets therein,with the slide and the bit, substantially as described.

In a bridle, the face-strap having the upper end secured to thecrown-piece and mov' ably secured at its two lower ends upon the bit andcombined therewith; and with an adjustable piece for fixing the ends inany desired position on the bit, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I 85 have hereunto set my hand,this 12th day of March, 1884, in the presence of witnesses.

LEONARD S. LONGOOR.

Vi tnesscs J. C. STARR, R. E. ()SGOOD.

